When the "Gates" to the Ion Channels Open, They Allow

question 350

Multiple Choice

When the "gates" to the ion channels open, they allow sodium ions to rush into the axon at which location FIRST?

• A) within the receptor sites of the dendrites
• B) near the axon terminals
• C) near the soma
• D) within the synaptic cleft

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